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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the name of Grandpa Nye's book?
(a) Buy a Car Without Being Taken for a Ride.
(b) How to Tie a Tie.
(c) Loves of My Life.
(d) Summer Wanderings in Northern Canada.

2. What is the name of Vanessa's canvas jacket?
(a) Rainy Day Ruthie.
(b) Old Mac.
(c) Smelly-Boy.
(d) Wynn Breaker.

3. What has Grandpa Nye always considered to be his friends during his life?
(a) Butterflies.
(b) Army buddies.
(c) Dogs.
(d) Rivers and lakes.

4. What do Vanessa and Grandpa Nye enjoy together as if in some Indian ritual?
(a) Hunting.
(b) Buffalo burgers.
(c) Cigars.
(d) Chanting.

5. What is the first book Grandpa Nye ever read?
(a) Arabian Nights.
(b) Robinson Crusoe.
(c) Gullver's Travels.
(d) Oliver Twist.

6. Which company did Grandpa Nye work for and eventually run it completely?
(a) United Healthcare of Ohio.
(b) Morgan Burke Company.
(c) Cincinnati Gas & Electric.
(d) Procter & Gamble.

7. Which U.S. President does Grandpa Nye have a lot of interest in?
(a) George Washington.
(b) Franklin D. Roosevelt.
(c) William Henry Harrison.
(d) Ulysses S. Grant.

8. What does Vanessa find in the pocket of her jacket?
(a) A dollar.
(b) A pinecone.
(c) Dead leaves.
(d) Stone and sand.

9. What had James DeGolyer studied to be?
(a) An accountant.
(b) A doctor.
(c) A lawyer.
(d) A priest.

10. In what month is Dirk killed?
(a) February.
(b) May.
(c) November.
(d) June.

11. What nationality was James DeGolyer?
(a) English.
(b) Irish.
(c) French.
(d) German.

12. From what city does Dirk ship out to service?
(a) New York.
(b) Miami.
(c) San Francisco.
(d) San Diego.

13. What does Vanessa's mother talk to her about while Dirk is in town?
(a) Make up.
(b) College.
(c) Fashion.
(d) Sex.

14. Who does Vanessa flirt with all summer?
(a) Don.
(b) Derek.
(c) Devin.
(d) Dirk.

15. What beverage does the family drink before dinner?
(a) Wine.
(b) Coffee.
(c) Sherry.
(d) Champagne.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Vanessa wait for during the summer vacation?

2. Which of the following does Vanessa's family not do when they come for dinner at Grandpa Nye's house?

3. What is the name of the boat belonging to Vanessa's friends at the lake?

4. What is Vanessa's sister's name?

5. What is the time period of Summer Afternoon, Summer Afternoon?

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